Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?
From: Steve Beyer <leica@beyerphoto.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:53:54 -0400

Hi Frank,
	Most of these student deals have strings attached about how
quickly you can sell the equipment.  I believe Hasselblad has a min 2
year commitment.

Steve

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank
Filippone
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 3:01 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?

In practical terms, if Leica offfered the "starving student" a deal, the
cameras would surely be bought.  Lenses too.  But, it is my belief that
they
would  quickly turn up on that auction site at new-ish prices.  The
effect
is that the average student makes a buck, the new buyer gets no
warranty,
Leica does not hook a new user, and Leica loses the additional bucks it
would have made by selling to the actual new buyer..... oh, and the
local
dealer gets screwed...

I dont;l even see how a financially  average student can rationalize a
$1500
camera and $1000 lenses next to the Nikon at 1/2 the camera body and 1/3
the
lens prices....



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